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I think my favourite thing about doing some audaxes this year is how its shortened distances in my mind. A few weeks ago I stayed with my cousin in Slough, and decided to cycle home to Manchester in a day, about 180 miles, it wasn't a problem. Now I am travelling up to Scotland for a climbing trip this week and thinking why waste money on the train? Going to take a day at the start and a day at the end to ride up and back, about 180/200 miles each way, will be a bit harder with changes of clothes and some climbing gear in my panniers, but I'm not worried about it. Just 6 months ago I wouldn't have considered it.